Button



Dern l1, 1928. 1,694,802

c.V w. STUART BUTTON Filed Feb. 27. 1928 INVENTOR will? Patented Dec. 11, 1928K.

UNITED STATES BUTTON;

Application filed February 27, 1928. .Serial No. 257,152. i

My invention isior a button of novel' construction possessing practical advantages' not j `erablyV of flat concaveoutline, as shown inv ilound in buttons heretofore used. The chan acteristic 'feature of my` new button isanjoval or elongated neck having holes lor the thread and adapted to lit the button Yhole substantially without spreading the same. -This lat elongated neck has a widened base which the thread holds tight against the garment, so that the button remains firmly in place without wabbling or sagging like the old buttons. The neck of the button holds the head spaced 'rom the garment to permit the same to be easily buttoned, Ieven in the case ci thick gar ments like overcoats, where large buttons are usually needed. In a preferred 'form oi my invention, the base oi.l the elongated neck has j a groove for guiding the needle to the thread holes, thereby making it easier to sew the but J ton on.

The foregoing and other advantages oi my l j y surface of the button head 10, whereby the new button will be fully understood from the accompanying drawings, in which- F ig. 1 is a lace view of my new button, the dot-dash outlines indicating a garment on which the button is sewn,

F ig. 2 represents a cross-section on line Fig. 3 is a side view of the button; and l liig. y4 is a cross-section on line 4-4 of Fig. 2, clearly showing the liatness of the oval or elongatedA neck.

My new button comprises a head 10 and an oval or elongatedneck 12, which terminates in an enlarged base 13. The neck 12 is shown integral with the head and is prelill`igs.'2 and 3, so as to fit a but-ton hole 14 substantially without spreading it. rIhe neck 12 hastwo or more thread holes 15 arranged in line with the greater diameter of the neck.v

point, the latter is easily guided tothe right hole.

It is clear from Figs. 1 and 4 that the elongated neck 12 is just wide enough to receive the button hole without spreading it; or at least, if any spreading occurs, itis so little as to be negligible. This is very important, for a buttonthat keeps the buttony hole kmany times to hold the button spaced from the cloth. In my button there is practically no wear on the thread, sincethe button hole does not come in contact with it. The base 13 of the neck need not be elongated but may be circular, since it is outside the button hole and cannot spread it.k .Although I have shown only two thread holes, it is kevident that three and even more holes can be used,"

especially in unusually large buttons. The cross groove 16 keeps the thread below the exposedportion of the thread is not subject to wear by frictional contact, as would happen il the thread projected beyond the head of the button. 4

My new button is preferably made in a single piece, as by molding, casting or in any other practical way, andthe material .used may be metallic, non-metallic, or a combination of severalk dillerent materials. For instance, the head may be plated metal and the neck oi non-nietallic material.v In the more may be made without departing from'the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.

,I claim as my invention:

1. A button adapted'to comprising av head having a llat oval neck with concave sides and ends for receiving a button hole substantially without spreading it, said neck terminating in an Ienlargedbase and having holes .through which the sewing thread passes, said base being substantially v:dat so as to lie firmly against theriabric and thereby hold the button from sagging..

A button adapted' to be sewed on cloth comprising a head having an elongated neck which terminates ina base and isprovided with a plurality .of thread holes, the shape of the neck being such as to fit a button hole be sewed on cloth lsubstantially Without spreading it, said base being substantially flat so as to lie lirnily against the 'fabric and thereby hold the button from sagging.

3. A button adapted to be sewed on cloth comprising a head having a [iat oval neck with concave sides and ends for receiving e button hole substantially Without spreading` it, said neck terminating in an enlarged bese and having holes through Which the sewing thread passes, and a raised riin on the periph# ery of said head projecting beyond the top Cross-thread that passes between the holes.

4l. A one-piece button comprising a headv having an elongated neel; which terminates in an enlarged base, the shape of the neelz being such as to lit a button hole substantially Without spreading it, ay plurality of thread holes passing through the neel, a diametri@ groove in the head for receiving the crossthiead passing between said holes7 so that the eroesethread is below the top surface of the button7 and a Q'roove in the bot-toni of Said base to guide the needle to the thread holes.

5. A button adapted to he Sevred on suit able materiel?, comprising a head having an elongated neel: Whieh terminates in a bese :ind is provided with a plurality of thread holes, ther shape of the neck being' such as to tit a button hole subSt/antially Without spreading it, Said bane being;` adapted to lie iinlf7` against the material and thereby hold the button from sagging, and means for guiding' the needle into the thread holes the heee.

CLYDE YV. STUART. 

